Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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91. To ask the Taoiseach if he has received a reply from a person (details supplied) regarding his request for a further interim report in 2019. [2683/19]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Following receipt of the IBRC Commission’s Fifth Interim Report in November 2018, I consulted with opposition representatives regarding the Commission’s request for a further extension of its reporting deadline. There was a strong shared concern about the level of progress achieved by the Commission to date, the timeframe now proposed for concluding the first module of the Commission’s work, and the risks of further delays and cost escalations.

I subsequently wrote to the Commission on 19 December 2018 and requested a further Interim Report from the Commission, under section 33 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, with:

- any interim findings or conclusions which the Commission is in a position to make at this stage;

- any options which the Commission believes would reduce the timeframe and/or cost for production of a final report on the first module of the investigation;

- the Commission’s view of risks to completion of the first module of the investigation within the requested new timeframe (i.e. end-March 2020); and

- the Commission’s best estimate of the likely final costs of the first module.

I also extended the Commission’s timeframe until the end of March 2019.

I have not yet received a reply to my letter from the Commission. When a reply is received, I will consult opposition party representatives on the issues arising.